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US HR691

US HR691
Proven Wildfire Reduction Techniques Act of 2019


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Introduced
01/18/2019
In Committee
02/08/2019
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
12/31/2020

Introduced Session

116th Congress

Bill Summary

To amend the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 to authorize insect and disease treatment programs on certain Federal land, and for other purposes. This bill authorizes the Department of Agriculture, for National Forest System lands, and the Department of the Interior, for public lands, to carry out insect and disease treatment programs in qualified forests (i.e., forests located in National Forest System lands or public lands) that meet the criteria specified under the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003.

AI Summary

This bill, the Proven Wildfire Reduction Techniques Act of 2019, amends the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 to authorize the Department of Agriculture and the Department of the Interior to carry out insect and disease treatment programs in qualified forests (National Forest System lands or public lands) that meet the specified criteria under the Healthy Forests Restoration Act. The bill defines key terms such as "declining forest health," "Coos Bay Wagon Road Grant lands," and "Oregon and California Railroad Grant lands," and it removes the requirement for the Secretary concerned to designate specific landscape-scale areas for these treatment programs.

Committee Categories

Agriculture and Natural Resources

Sponsors (1)

Last Action

Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry. (on 02/08/2019)

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